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Belief is an important word in the teachings of the wise, and it figures prominently in all religions. According to Jesus a certain kind of belief is absolutely necessary to salvation or regeneration, and Buddha definitely taught that Right Belief is the first and most essential step in the Way…

Belief is an important word in the teachings of the wise, and it figures prominently in all religions. According to Jesus, a certain kind of belief is necessary to salvation or regeneration, and Buddha definitely taught that right belief is the first and most essential step in the Way of…

It has been said that a man's whole life and character is the outcome of his belief, and also that his belief has nothing whatever to do with his life. Both statements are true. The confusion and contradiction of these two statements are only apparent, and are quickly dispelled when…

There is no unbelief:Whoever plants a seed beneath the sod,And waits to see it push away the clod,He trusts in God. Whoever says, when clouds are in the sky,Be patient, heart, light breaketh by-and-by,Trusts the Most High. Whoever sees 'neath winter's Held of snow,The silent harvest of the future grow,God's…

Desire, hope, belief, faith—the knowing; these are the rounds of the ladder by which we reach the goal of our aspirations. First comes the longing for something, we hardly know what. We are conscious of something lacking, something needed to round out our lives, to make us contented, satisfied, at…

I now leave it to the reader to say whether death is a necessity of our organization, or a desirable thing, since spirit and matter are not two separate substances; and I will return to again consider what seems to be the spirit forms described so frequently by Spiritualists, and…